Alex and the Dinosaur Garden Race

At a garden race, Alex and Zeke redesign the course into a relay so each dinosaur's stride becomes a team strength and everyone finishes together.

Recommended age: Ages 4–8
Reading time: 7 minutes
Illustrated pages: 6 pages
Category: Dinosaurs

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Young readers meet a memorable new challenge in Alex and the Dinosaur Garden Race, a gentle adventure made for sharing aloud. At a garden race, Alex and Zeke redesign the course into a relay so each dinosaur's stride becomes a team strength and everyone finishes together. Across 6 illustrated pages, children ages 4–8 can follow the action while exploring curiosity, confidence, helping others. Friendly prehistoric characters turn a big dinosaur idea into an approachable lesson about confidence and helping. It is designed for repeat reading, with approachable language, supportive illustrations, and ideas families can discuss naturally.

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In the sun-warm garden, Alex set up a race track surrounded by marigolds and pebble flags. Tiny dinosaur friends—colorful toy stegos, a bouncy ankylosaur, and a wobbling brontosaurus—lined up with determined grins. Zeke the hedgehog rolled a starting pebble and called out the rules: one loop around the pumpkin patch. But soon the brontosaurus's long stride knocked over a pebble flag and the ankylosaur's heavy steps sank the soil. The problem grew clear: the course didn't fit every dino's stride.